Korrosionsschutz durch Auftragschweißen mit den reaktiven Metallen Titan,Tantal und Zirkonium

Corrosion protection using surface-welded titanium, tantalum and zirconium claddings Very stringent demands are imposed on the corrosion resistance properties of components, apparatus, and plants of the chemical industry as well as in apparatus and machine construction. For technical and economic reasons, composite-layer materials which withstand the mechanical and corrosive conditions are employed. The special-purpose metals, titanium, tantalum, and zirconium exhibit high resistance to corrosion by many aggressive media, even at high pressure and temperature; these properties are not achieved by any of the conventional corrosion-resistant materials under the same conditions. The object of the research work was to develop a basis for producing claddings of titanium, tantalum, and zirconium by weld surfacing on a base metal of different composition with the application of the PHS method. Within the scope of the present project, single-layer claddings were applied by PHS weld surfacing with the use of titanium, tantalum, and zirconium of high purity as cladding materials on intermediate layers of nickel and copper, or alloys of these plasma hot wire weld surfacing, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, dilution, intermetallic phases, bonding, ductility elements. Boiler plate HI1 was employed as substrate for the three-layer composite materials. The titanium claddings thus applied have been thoroughly examined by metallographic techniques, layer analysis, and corrosion chemistry. The results indicate the possibility of producing corrosion-resistant claddings of titanium by the PHS method, provided that the welding process is shielded against contamination by atmospheric gases, and the formation of undesirable reaction products in the bonding zone between the base metal and filler material is minimized by means of an intermediate layer. The corrosion resistance of the surface-welded titanium claddings on an intermediate nickel layer coincides extensively with that of the reference material. On the basis of the corrosion analyses, the surface-welded titanium cladding on an intermediate copper layer is not resistant to corrosion. The results of weld surfacing with titanium have been applied to heterogeneous PHS weld surfacing with the special purpose metals tantalum and zirconium. In principle, metallographic examinations verify the possibility of producing a flawless bond between a cladding of zirconium and an intermediate nickel layer. In comparison with the filler material, Zr 702, however, the zirconium claddings applied by PHS weld surfacing exhibit a considerably greater hardness and low ductility. Because of the large difference between the melting points of tantalum and the substrate material, claddings of this kind cannot be reproducibly manufactured with sufficient quality by the PHS method, since the necessary parameters are at the extreme limit of the feasible range as far as the heat transfer is concerned.     

Diagnosis of enteritis virus

Weanling rats were fed either a semisynthetic diet with no fat, with 28% by wt partially hydrogenated fish oil, or with 28% by wt arachis oil(control diet) for 6 or 7 1/2 months. The in vitro conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin E2 by homogenates of the rat kidney medulla was measured by gaschromatography with electron capture detection. The kidney medulla of essential fatty acid deficient animals showed increased activity for the in vitro conversion of exogenous arachidonic acid to prostaglandin E2 when compared to the controls. The change of the enzymatic activity in the essential fatty acid deficient animals was reversible, as shown by refeeding. Inhibition of the prostaglandin synthetase was found at exogenous substrate concentrations higher than 50-100 muM.     

Synthetic carbonaceous fuel and feedstock using nuclear power,air and water

Development of synthetic carbonaceous fuels and feedstocks (SCFF) is imperative if the U.S. is to maintain its world leadership. Nuclear power can provide not only the stationary thermal and electrical power backbone in the country but can also be of great assistance in supplying SCFF. All forms of carbonaceous materials can serve as sources of raw material for SCFF, however, here we consider the ultimate renewable resource of carbon which is CO₂ from the atmosphere or the oceans. A number of methods for the recovery of CO₂ have been examined. An absorption-stripping system utilizing dilute carbonate solvent appears most economical for atmospheric recovery while distillation appears of interest for sea-water recovery. An alternative isothermal process utilizing chlor-alkali cells is also described. Electrolytic hydrogen is thermocatalytically combined with the CO₂ to form methanol which can then be dehydrated to gasoline. Production cost is dominated by the energy for hydrogen and the plant capital investment. Base loaded nuclear power plants supplying peaking load and generating SCFF in an off-peak mode is proposed for reducing costs. Under 1974/5 conditions, incremental power costs would have been a minimum. Under 1985 escalated conditions, incremental costs indicate 6 mills/kWh(e) for power which yields 33.9 c/gallon methanol or 77.1 c/gallon of equivalent gasoline which takes credit for oxygen would break even with $23/bb1 of oil. The capital investment for producing the equivalent of one million barrels/day of gasoline in 142 nuclear reactors of 100 MW(e) capacity, operating in an off-peak mode, amounts to slightly more than the investment in new oil exploration and production facilities and considerable less than the projected outflow of capital to foreign OPEC countries. The nuclear synthesis-route using atmospheric and aquatic CO₂, simulates the solar photosynthetic process and provides a long-term renewable and environmentally acceptable alternate source of SCFF.     

The diffusion of indium in lead films containing gold

Some results on the lateral diffusion of indium in thin lead films containing 2.5 wt.% Au are described. At room temperature the diffusion rate is high with a diffusion coefficient D of about 2.5 x 10^-12 cm² s^-1 and an activation energy of 0.26±0.1 eV. The indium concentration profile along the films is highly irregular and is characterized by a sharp peak within the diffused film area at the diffusion front. Some of the irregularities are explained by the formation of filaments of near-stoichiometric AuIn₂ and by diffusion around grains of varying size. The preferential formation of AuIn₂ is likely to be the cause of the lower diffusion rate observed in the Pb-Au films in comparison with pure lead films. It is found that hillocks are nucleated in the vicinity of the indium diffusion front, indicative of strain relaxation.     

Accidental beta radiation burns from an electron accelerator

A 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department after accidental exposure to beta radiation and low dose x radiation from an industrial linear electron accelerator. Over 40 days he developed burns on the extremities, abdomen, and face which eventually healed with topical silver sulfadiazine treatment, but suffered no acute x or gamma radiation symptoms. Beta burns and other radiation effects are discussed.     

Captopril-induced agranulocytosis: a case report

1,000 refugees living in Strasbourg have had a stoll parasitologic exam between 1986 and 1990. We have not retained results of South America and other areas of Asia subjects because of their scarce total number. Proportionally, the most numerous are the South East Asia Nationals (51.7%); followed by those from Middle East and Africa (20 and 15.5%) and more recently by those from East of Europe (5.2%). Their parasitic infestation's rate remains important (60.9%) but variable depending on their origin. Thus, people coming from Middle East and Africa are parasited mainly by protozoan, although those from South East Asia are parasited by helminths. It's interesant to notify that the prevalence of D. fragilis is ten times higher among East European people than in the common people.     

Self-administered subcutaneous human menopausal gonadotrophin for the stimulation of testicular growth and the initiation of spermatogenesis in hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

How can higher level aspects of cognition, such as figure-ground segregation, object recognition, selective focal attention and ultimately even awareness, be implemented at the level of synapses and neurons? A number of theoretical studies emerging out of the connectionist and the computational neuroscience communities are starting to address these issues using neural plausible models.